The Roots of Rock ’n’ Roll

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Good Rockin’ Tonight
recording of:
Good Rockin’ Tonight
lyricist and composer:
Roy Brown (blues musician) (in 1947-07)
publisher:
Brown Angel Music Publishing (BMI-affiliated), Carlin Music Corporation, Fort Knox Music, Fort Knox Music Co, Fort Knox Music Inc., Knox Music, Inc., Lark Music Ltd., Lois Music Publishing Co., Trio Music (publisher), Trio Music Co., Inc. and Wixen Music UK Ltd.
Wynonie Harris All Stars2:45
2We’re Gonna Rock, We’re Gonna Roll
tenor saxophone:
Wild Bill Moore (jazz and R&B saxophonist)
recording of:
We’re Gonna Rock (in 1947-12)
lyricist and composer:
Bill Moore (jazz and R&B saxophonist)
Wild Bill Moore2:41
3Sally Zu‐Zas
additional performer:
Albert Ammons and His Rhythm Kings
recording of:
Sally Zu-Zaz
lyricist and composer:
Joe Turner
Big Joe Turner with Albert Ammons and His Rhythm Kings2:55
4Tomorrow Night
recording of:
Tomorrow Night
writer:
Sam Coslow and Wilhelm Grosz (aka Hugh Williams)
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher) and Wilhelm Grosz Music Co
Lonnie Johnson3:04
5That’s All Right Mama
recording of:
That’s All Right
lyricist and composer:
Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Crudup Music, Hill & Range Songs, Inc. (publisher), Intersong GmbH (publisher; do NOT use as release label), PW Ballads, Special Rider Music, St. Louis Music Corp., Unichappell Music and Unichappell Music, Inc.
Arthur ‘Big Boy’ Crudup2:56
6Now Confessin’ the Blues
additional performer:
Jay McShann
recording of:
Confessin’ the Blues
writer:
Walter Brown (US jazz/blues singer) and Jay McShann
publisher:
Leeds Music, MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated) and MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group)
Walter Brown with the Jay McShann Quartet3:01
7Baby Please Don’t Go
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1947-07-22)
double bass [bass]:
Ransom Knowling (on 1947-07-22)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Judge Lawrence Riley (early blues drummer) (on 1947-07-22)
guitar and lead vocals:
Big Joe Williams (American Delta blues guitarist, singer and songwriter) (on 1947-07-22)
harmonica:
Sonny Boy Williamson (John Lee “Sonny Boy” Williamson, 1914–1948) (on 1947-07-22)
additional performer:
Alfred Elkins and Sonny Boy Williamson (John Lee “Sonny Boy” Williamson, 1914–1948)
recording of:
Baby, Please Don’t Go
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Big Joe Williams (American Delta blues guitarist, singer and songwriter)
publisher:
EMI Full Keel Music, Leeds Music Corp., MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), MCA Music Ltd. and Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!)
version of:
Another Man Done Gone
Big Joe Williams with Sonny Boy Williamson and Alfred Elkins2:46
8Gin Mill Sal (Junker Blues)
recording of:
Gin Mill Sal
lyricist and composer:
Jack Dupree
Champion Jack Dupree2:45
9Call It Stormy Monday (but Tuesday Is Just as Bad)
recording of:
Call It Stormy Monday (but Tuesday Is Just as Bad)
lyricist and composer:
T‐Bone Walker (US blues musician & songwriter, 1910–1975)
publisher:
Wixen Music Publishing, Inc. (ended), Burlington Music Co., Ltd., Songs Of The Knoll, 日音 Synch事業部 (NICHION, INC. Synch Division), Peermusic III, Ltd. (BMI) (until 2018-11-01), Gregmark Music Inc (Gregmark) (from 1959 to present), Lord and Walker Publishing (from 1959 to present) and Raleigh Music Group (RALEIGH MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC) (from 2018-11-01 to present)
sub-publisher:
EMI Music Scandinavia AB (in 1994)
T‐Bone Walker3:03
10Don’t Be So Evil
recording of:
Don't Be So Evil
lyricist and composer:
Lowell Fulson
Lowell Fulson and his Trio3:11
11So Glad You’re Mine
recording of:
So Glad You’re Mine
lyricist and composer:
Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup
publisher:
Elvis Presley Music and Elvis Presley Music Inc.
Arthur ‘Big Boy’ Crudup and Jump Jackson2:48
12Keep a Knockin’
alto saxophone, baritone saxophone and clarinet:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) (on 1939-03-29)
double bass:
Charlie Drayton (1930s-50s blues bassist) (on 1938-03-29)
drums (drum set):
Walter Martin (1930-40s drummer) (on 1939-03-29)
piano:
Clarence Johnson (1930s jazz & blues pianist) (on 1939-03-29)
tenor saxophone:
Lemuel Johnson (on 1939-03-29)
trumpet:
Courtney Williams (1930-40s trumpeter) (on 1939-03-29)
vocals:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) (on 1939-03-29)
recording of:
Keep A‐Knockin’ (but You Can’t Come In) (Louis Jordan’s version) (on 1939-03-29)
lyricist and composer:
John Henry ‘Perry’ Bradford and Bert M. Mays
arranger:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter)
version of:
You Can't Come In
Louis Jordan and His Tympani Five2:35
13Ain’t That Just Like a Woman
recording of:
Ain’t That Just Like a Woman
writer:
Claude Demetrius and Fleecie Moore
publisher:
Cherio Music
Louis Jordan and His Tympani Five2:53
14Merry Christmas Baby
recording of:
Merry Christmas Baby
writer:
Lou Baxter and Johnny Moore (US blues guitarist, Three Blazers)
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp., St. Louis Music Corp., Unichappell Music, Inc., Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music) and Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
Charles Brown with Johnny Moore’s Three Blazers2:44
15Send for Me If You Need Me
recording of:
Send for Me If You Need Me
writer:
Howard Biggs and James T Ricks
The Ravens2:50
16Down the Road Apiece
cover recording of:
Down the Road Apiece
lyricist and composer:
Don Raye
publisher:
Leeds Music Corp., MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group) and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
Amos Milburn3:00
17Chicago Breakdown
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1945-10-15)
drums (drum set):
Charles “Chick” Sanders (on 1945-10-15) and Charles Saunders (on 1945-10-15)
guitar:
Tampa Red (on 1945-10-15)
piano:
Big Maceo Merriweather (on 1945-10-15)
lead vocals:
Big Maceo (on 1945-10-15)
recording of:
Chicago Breakdown (on 1945-10-15)
lyricist and composer:
Maceo Merriweather
Big Maceo2:58
18House of Blue Lights
recording of:
The House of Blue Lights
writer:
Don Raye and Freddie Slack
publisher:
EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP), Robbins Music (publishing company owned by EMI Music Publishing Ltd.) and Robbins Music Corp.
Ella Mae Morse with Freddie Slack and His Orchestra2:53
19Pretty Mama Blues
recording of:
Pretty Mama Blues
lyricist and composer:
Ivory Joe Hunter (American rhythm and blues singer, songwriter and pianist)
Ivory Joe Hunter2:36
20Lonesome Woman Blues
recording of:
Lonesome Woman Blues
writer:
Paul Reiner
T‐Bone Walker2:23
21Long About Midnight
vocals:
Roy Brown (blues musician)
performer:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (in 1947-12)
recording of:
'Long About Midnight (in 1947-12)
lyricist and composer:
Roy Brown (blues musician) (until 1947-12)
Roy Brown3:04
22Move It on Over
bass:
Bronson Reynolds (Bronson Lee Reynolds; comedian who also played bass and harmonica; sometimes nicknamed "Barefoot Brownie")
electric guitar:
Zeke Turner
fiddle:
Tommy Jackson (bluegrass fiddler)
guitar and vocal:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Louie Innis
steel guitar:
Dale Lohman (guitarist; performs with Hank Williams)
recording of:
Move It on Over (on 1947-04-21)
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI)
Hank Williams and His Drifting Cowboys42:45
23Freight Train Boogie
producer:
Henry Glover
guitar and lead vocals:
Alton Delmore (in 1946-09)
harmonica:
Wayne Raney (in 1946-09)
background vocals:
Rabon Delmore (in 1946-09)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Gusto Records, Inc. (not for release label use; fka King Records, Inc.) (in 1979)
recorded at:
E.T. Herzog Recording Company in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States (in 1946-09)
recording of:
Freight Train Boogie (in 1946-09)
writer:
Bob Nobar and Jim Scott
publisher:
Fort Knox Music, Unichappell Music, Inc. and Vidor Publications Inc.
The Delmore Brothers2:45
24Milk Cow Blues
cover recording of:
Milk Cow Blues (Kokomo Arnold's version)
lyricist and arranger:
Kokomo Arnold
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist) and Kokomo Arnold
publisher:
MCA Music Ltd., MCA, Inc. (this was the US media company that became Universal Studios, Inc. in Dec 1996), State Street Music Publ. Co. Inc., Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures) and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
version of:
Milk Cow Blues
Johnny Lee Wills and his Boys2:51
25Guitar Boogie
recording of:
Guitar Boogie (original Arthur Smith version)
composer:
Arthur Smith (“Guitar Boogie” Smith US country artist)
Arthur Smith and The Crackerjacks2:56
26Wreck on the Highway
recording of:
Wreck on the Highway (aka I Didn't Hear Nobody Pray)
lyricist and composer:
Dorsey Dixon
Bill Haley2:37